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* WhatAnIdiot:
** Whoever decided that, in promos for the show's debut, to show off the Blackout Button by ''muting Goen right as he says the debut date''. While yes, the debut date was shown as a graphic, it doesn't help those who can't see that.
** One contestant who had to describe the word "birthday":
-->"This is the day you were born-" ''*BUZZ*''
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* HarsherInHindsight: One of Michael Davies's events for his project on ordinary heroes is referred to as "the Pandemic". Very few details are given, but it's stated to have been twenty years after "[[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror the second World Trade Center bombing]]", in other words 2021. In RealLife, that year saw [[UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic the Covid-19 pandemic from the previous year continuing]]. The books were published in 2010.

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* FakeAmerican: Michael Davies posing as Mike Davis. This is because he was supposed to go to Pearl Harbor first, but his assignments were switched at the last minute.
* FridgeBrilliance: Other than her very early books, Willis' novels are very firmly divided into the categories of comedy and tragedy. Except this one - which is it? It turns out that [[spoiler:Sir Godfrey has been telling us all along in his stage instructions, "This is a comedy, not a tragedy!" and ultimately asks this of Polly (knowing she knows the future) who tells him, "It is a comedy."]]
* TearJerker: At least 50% of the books are tear jerkers. The rest are moments of SugarWiki/{{heartwarming|Moments}} and [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome awesome]].
** Of particular note is [[spoiler:Sir Godfrey]]'s goodbye ("[[spoiler:Is it a comedy or a tragedy?]]") and [[spoiler:Eileen]]'s experiences at VE Day.

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* FakeAmerican: Michael Davies posing as Mike Davis. This is because he was supposed to go to Pearl Harbor first, but his assignments were switched at the last minute.
* FridgeBrilliance: Other than her very early books, Willis' novels are very firmly divided into the categories of comedy and tragedy. Except this one - which is it? It turns out that [[spoiler:Sir Godfrey has been telling us all along in his stage instructions, "This is a comedy, not a tragedy!" and ultimately asks this of Polly (knowing she knows the future) who tells him, "It is a comedy."]]
* TearJerker: At least 50% of the books are tear jerkers. The rest are moments of SugarWiki/{{heartwarming|Moments}} and [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome awesome]].
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awesome]]. Of particular note is [[spoiler:Sir Godfrey]]'s goodbye ("[[spoiler:Is it a comedy or a tragedy?]]") and [[spoiler:Eileen]]'s experiences at VE Day.
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* TearJerker: At least 50% of the books are tear jerkers. The rest are moments of {{heartwarming|Moments}} and [[MomentOfAwesome awesome]].

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* TearJerker: At least 50% of the books are tear jerkers. The rest are moments of {{heartwarming|Moments}} SugarWiki/{{heartwarming|Moments}} and [[MomentOfAwesome [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome awesome]].

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* FridgeBrilliance: Other than her very early books, Willis' novels are very firmly divided into the categories of comedy and tragedy. Except this one - which is it? It turns out [[spoiler:Sir Godfrey has been telling us all along in his stage instructions "This is a comedy, not a tragedy!" and ultimately asks this of Polly (knowing she knows the future) who tells him "It is a comedy."]]
* TearJerker: 50% of the books are tearjerkers. The rest are moments of [[HeartwarmingMoments heartwarming]] and [[MomentOfAwesome awesome]].

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* FakeAmerican: Michael Davies posing as Mike Davis. This is because he was supposed to go to Pearl Harbor first, but his assignments were switched at the last minute.
* FridgeBrilliance: Other than her very early books, Willis' novels are very firmly divided into the categories of comedy and tragedy. Except this one - which is it? It turns out that [[spoiler:Sir Godfrey has been telling us all along in his stage instructions instructions, "This is a comedy, not a tragedy!" and ultimately asks this of Polly (knowing she knows the future) who tells him him, "It is a comedy."]]
* TearJerker: At least 50% of the books are tearjerkers. tear jerkers. The rest are moments of [[HeartwarmingMoments heartwarming]] {{heartwarming|Moments}} and [[MomentOfAwesome awesome]].

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* WhatAnIdiot: One contestant who had to describe the word "birthday":

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* WhatAnIdiot: WhatAnIdiot:
** Whoever decided that, in promos for the show's debut, to show off the Blackout Button by ''muting Goen right as he says the debut date''. While yes, the debut date was shown as a graphic, it doesn't help those who can't see that.
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One contestant who had to describe the word "birthday":



* FridgeBrilliance: Other than her very early books, Willis's novels are very firmly divided into the categories of comedy and tragedy. Except this one - which is it? It turns out [[spoiler:Sir Godfrey has been telling us all along in his stage instructions "This is a comedy, not a tragedy!" and ultimately asks this of Polly (knowing she knows the future) who tells him "It is a comedy."]]

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* FridgeBrilliance: Other than her very early books, Willis's Willis' novels are very firmly divided into the categories of comedy and tragedy. Except this one - which is it? It turns out [[spoiler:Sir Godfrey has been telling us all along in his stage instructions "This is a comedy, not a tragedy!" and ultimately asks this of Polly (knowing she knows the future) who tells him "It is a comedy."]]
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* WhatAnIdiot: One contestant who had to describe the word "birthday":
-->"This is the day you were born-" ''*BUZZ*''
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* ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs: ''[[{{Pyramid}} The $100,000 Pyramid]]'' meets ''[[{{Password}} Super Password]]'' and whatever Jay Wolpert is on when he devises these shows, given his track record.

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* ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs: ''[[{{Pyramid}} !! Subjective Tropes for the Novel:
* FridgeBrilliance: Other than her very early books, Willis's novels are very firmly divided into the categories of comedy and tragedy. Except this one - which is it? It turns out [[spoiler:Sir Godfrey has been telling us all along in his stage instructions "This is a comedy, not a tragedy!" and ultimately asks this of Polly (knowing she knows the future) who tells him "It is a comedy."]]
* TearJerker: 50% of the books are tearjerkers.
The $100,000 Pyramid]]'' meets ''[[{{Password}} Super Password]]'' rest are moments of [[HeartwarmingMoments heartwarming]] and whatever Jay Wolpert [[MomentOfAwesome awesome]].
** Of particular note
is on when he devises these shows, given his track record.[[spoiler:Sir Godfrey]]'s goodbye ("[[spoiler:Is it a comedy or a tragedy?]]") and [[spoiler:Eileen]]'s experiences at VE Day.
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* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: Like you wouldn't believe.

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* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: Like you wouldn't believe.* ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs: ''[[{{Pyramid}} The $100,000 Pyramid]]'' meets ''[[{{Password}} Super Password]]'' and whatever Jay Wolpert is on when he devises these shows, given his track record.
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* ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs: ''[[{{Pyramid}} The $100,000 Pyramid]]'' meets ''[[{{Password}} Super Password]]'' and whatever Jay Wolpert is on when he devises these shows, given his track record.

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* ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs: ''[[{{Pyramid}} The $100,000 Pyramid]]'' meets ''[[{{Password}} Super Password]]'' and whatever Jay Wolpert is on when he devises these shows, given his track record.* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: Like you wouldn't believe.

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